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NATALIE forgive yourself honey your doing great and when it my time of month i eat all the wrong stuff my skin gets spotty and i blame hormones rather than my increase of chocolate........i bet weight gain not too bad you probably feeling 10lb of guilt...lol BRANDI you sound like life alot of fun at the moment !!!dont worry about knowing how to cope with the attention just go with the flow you will soon know if there is just one you want to be with all the time then concentrate on seeing where that goes ...dont pressure yourself youve taken an amazing journey and this just part of the trip so relax ...enjoy and take control ..it suits you to be confident ..you rock girl ,il be popping in for updates. well im fine now just odd nausea ..not many pains still feel a little gassy but feeling lighter and better...i cant tell though as my son soaked my scales and im praying they dry out and work again .

well i did come in to say hi but im not feeling that well and im trying to figure out whether it band related or not ... i have been feeling queasy alot and ive been having alot of wind :omg:and when i think im about to vomit im burping instead ,also having loads of pains after i eat anything (indigestion pain)no matter how innocent the food ,though first time it happened i was tucking into cream fruit tart as i was booked for fill and thought sod it enjoy while i can ,but i canceled fill for two more weeks as i feel so rough ...just thought it tummy bug but im not sure ive been having really bad headaches to so maybe it all just some nasty bug ..i love my band and dont want there ever to be something wrong ...this all started about 8 days ago but then it was just queasiness and wind but now it pain too :faint:any ideas ???

well i havent fallen off the face of the planet and ive been kinda reading posts but my laptop is very sick :sick and the screen keeps rolling and flashing and if you squeeze hard on left corner it makes it still but then my arm aches....lol you are all doing soooooooo well...bman your a legend:clap2: and you look gorgeous girl. i was in tenerife for a couple of days with hubby and realised that i was eating way too much (well like not like as in b4 just bit much so im going for a fill soon but i havent lost much since last one so im embaressed:embarassed: ,also although im between 30 & 35 pound down (yes im not kidding depends on what mood my scales are in )i felt like baby rhino at poolside in tenerife and instead of making me more determined i ate more at buffet dinner ..........i feel like im failing ,,,,miserably started yoga class last week and full of talk about what im gonna do but never actually bother ....i need a really hard kick up the :omg: why do i stand in my own way of success ? anyway i sound like real misery guts and i swear im not just a bit disappointed in myself ...must try harder !!!!!!

ive had band since december 15th 2007 lost 35lb ..so im happy about that but.... i hate feeling of food sticking and worry alot about the future with the band ..its in and im hoping i do lose the weight ...funnily i dont really doubt that it will work ...but i wish i hadnt convinced myself there was no other way , i do think it should be made clear that it should never be first choice of weight loss ...more a "ive tried everything else"and CAN SEE NO LIGHT AT END OF TUNNEL then it the only choice!! God i sound like right whinger i think the band can be the best thing in the world but ive found my emotions turned upside down and more days that not i feel sorry for myself that i couldnt do it without surgery . so really what my answer should have been is if all things were the same then yes i would do it again ...but if i could have found some inner strength to beat my demons then i wish i could have said no i dont need it . please dont let me put anyone off ...just hopefully think it through carefully then if still yes then i wish you luck as i hope you do me:tired .

i just feel like it... i had flu 4 weeks ago ,now im loaded with heavy cold ...its so not my turn although by the sounds of things im doing good as im not spewing my guts or band up ..omg bman that sounded sore im so hoping i dont ever get bad vomitting bug !! glad you all seem to be getting better and your weight loss stats looking good .i finally made it to under the 240lbs ...238 :clap2: 32 pounds lost,i was thinking i was going to stick there forever although i keep thinking one more pound i can say im 16 stone something rather than 17 stone it just sounds better ..lol. also my band seems to have got tighter now does it take time to kick in..lol ,,anyway im not complaining i have good restriction and cant wait to shift this cold as im really wanting to go to gym but my nose dripping like tap and i keep coughing up yukky stuff . i hope to be fighting fit by next week ..take care all you :sick people .. hugs nikki

omg you have mrsa in your port wound??? when did that happen are you ok ?? will it heal ??? omg im sorry so many questions im nikki banded 15th of dec i haveonly lost 30 pound and im struggling along joined a gym which openstoday so hope that movesthings along :clap2: .

ive lost 28lb since 15th of december ..i think im a little disappointed isnt it nuts how some people have lost 40 pounds and others barely 20...my friends and relatives ask me "how much you lost now " i feel like im letting people down and considering im still making payments on it you would think i would be really motivated but i find i get really pissed off,im sorry i felt like venting ,Am i the only one who feels like this is way more a struggle than i bargained for ?

hi all you lovely people.......... bman your weight loss it fabulous ,you are doing so well and im really proud of you,i hope your dr app went ok and getting out to the gym be really good for you ...as you and excercise seem to go so well together :clap2: nathalie ...well done on new clothes im so envious i bought a size 20 pair of blk trousers that are loose but nicer on than the skin tight 18 ...but my wardrobe got loads of 16s waiting for me EVENTUALLY but it feels so far away sometimes god i wish this could go much much faster ..oh and i would tell him about op ....it is so not a big deal and you are working hard like any other buggar trying to loseweight boo boo kitty ..when did you get banded?? 87 lb lost :clap2: thats brilliant va bandster..im so glad your scales moving down since fill ,im praying mine move again now too .....its so fricken slow:bored bk .....well done on your weight loss what did you mean though about changing ticker ...the ticker wouldnt work or weight loss wouldnt work lol ,did you get offer on your house ?? sassy... you are brilliant the way you can stay away form scales, im like stephc on and off a few times a day letting the buggars rule my mood.also i so do have daysi FEEL slimmer then suddenly wake up one day and i feel like baby elephant :faint: i had fill last sunday morning .5cc and it seems so strange as i feel really tight now so much so though ive been sick twice as i thought my chewed up meat would go through but noooooo pain then i had to be sick :cry but tight feeling good reminds me im banded and not to choose junk to eat .although i do still really struggle with speed of eating ...im such a gorb..especially when hubby says ffs slow down thats why you getting stuck:embarassed: sometimes its not great having someone close supporting you as they also watching you and pointing out your mistakes ,aww well today new day and i have feeling scales will be going down this week im feeling confident !!!!

IM SURE I NEED TO GO FOR A FILL AS LAST NIGHT I HAD CHICKEN FAJITA'S FOR DINNER AND I ATE 2... AND DIDNT FEEL FULL BUT FUNNY THING IS THIS MORNING I HAD A QUARTER OF AN OMELETTE AND WAS STUFFED AND WHAT IM REALISING IS IM TIGHT IN MORNING AND LOOSER IN EVENING ,I KNOW THIS IS DUE TO WATER RETENTION ,BUT DO ANY OF YOU GET LIKE THIS ???

hi girls went to visit my nutritionalist again last night and i felt like i was going to weight watchers class when you know youve had a bad week (or in my case a bad couple ):help: . i have really lost track of myself ...I had flu 3 weeks ago and ever since have been feeling really sorry myself ,im so weak,my mouth tastes like a camels behind and ive been eating whatever i fancy really,IVE GAINED 2 POUNDS :faint: (deserved to gain more )of course back in cycle of i feel so bad about going of course that i cant get back on the road but.... last night really good because the nutritionalist was lovely and really supportive and was soooo proud of what id lost so far i was really perked up and when i told her about being sick then kinda using that to slip backwards she just said thats ok your human and breaking habits of a life time its no big deal youve done great so far ,imagine you didnt have op and steadily had gaiined 2 pound a week instead of losing it ,i would have got to 21 stone :paranoid so suddenly instead of being 26 pound down i felt like i was 54 pound down !!! she's good at her job as i came away feeling motivated again. i have a question though ??how much are you eating ???i think i need a fill?? i can have a bowl of pasta ,bowl of stew , poached egg and slice of toast. whole bowl of cereal, actually rice and potatoes i can eat lots of bread really fills me 1 slice and im good ,chicken sticks unless it cut really small (i still eat too fast ) i have been avoided bread alot but i reckon if i had one slice at breakfast and lunch i would be full for longer ,what do you think?? does anybody want to post typical day so i can see what im supposed to be eating . thanks nikki

hey girls im only popping in to say hi and the reason ive not been around is i have the flu,full blown oh my god is this for real flu,i hurt everywhere :sick i am doing great now with my fill i feel like there good restriction and i have just joined fab new gym although its opening is first of march so i have to wait ,im very excited ,,,ok well not that excited today as im as weak as Water and my nose wont stop dripping,but it will be great .also i dont know how my weight doing as im dropping it off quickly now but i think it mainly sickly weight loss so im taking no notice until next week . although i think total proper loss about 25lbs since op( i was hoping it would be quicker loss ,but im really happy) bman....you are a star well done !!!!!! nat i didnt read all posts but i was thinking have you ever watched the thornbirds ...sometimes the good guy sexy......lol kirsten,bk,steph,claudia ,jillrn,patty.kay:clap2: your all doing so great

hiya all your all doing so well :clap2: and brandi and nathalie you are both such a scream ,you both would be great gals to go out for a drink with :biggrin1: . well i finally got my fill yesterday ,my port has turned so i had xray last friday and i went to clinic yesterday prepared for them to give me local anesthetic and them to open me to turn it ..but he had a go pushing down from the top and he got it ..lol so it was over in two secs ,i got 1cc and im now 4cc full and have good restriction SO FAR .funny thing is my weight has been stuck at 250 lbs for two weeks and yesterday as i was preparing to go for fill i checked weight again and i had lost two more pounds and surgeon then was like well do you really need fill . but what i was noticing was that although i got full quick it wasnt long before i was hungry again were as now im full for longer . so ive lost 22lb in total (i dont feel its a lot )but i look/feel better but i thought it would be more.i would love to fast forward until ive lost three more stone...pmsl take care il talk soon nikki ..aka mystique32 xx

Im sorry i havent posted much ,but i havent been on pc much and my mood been so glum,not sure why i just feel a little flat.:cry well was feeling a bit brighter today as it day of fill and i am really starting to get hungry again :embarassed: and im thinking about food alot,anyway i went to clinic and he couldnt fill me :cry i have to go for xray (which i have to get appointment for )in case my port has flipped over and if it is i would need to go get new one in ,with a local anesthetic..im so disappointed. so i have to continue to use willpower which im not great at..but thems the breaks.also never lost any weight this week so i hate answering how much you lost now ? banded 15th dec

ouch way to go mom...............not !!!!! well you could always say well you dont have to come and thank god im walking towards someone who loves me and not someone who is thinking about size of my butt. but then again mothers think they can say stuff and it ok because their your mom and and would never hurt you intentionally grrrrrrrrrrrr

bananamom......well you will feel wonderful when you lose all the weight and that girl see you still beautiful. hamuchan...my hubby said that to me once and i cried so much,he also felt like idiot ,he said he thought id be more pissed off than hurt and it would make me get back in control ,but as all women know if someone hurts you .....you comfort eat ..so that last time he said... it bit wasnt last time i felt it.

happy birthday to you happy birthday to you happy birthday dear beversman happy birthday to youuuuuuuuuu xxx

well ive had alot of cringe moments:embarassed: first one was when i was taking my kids swimming and a little girl asked did i have baby in my tummy and when i said no she said yeah well why are you so fat then :rolleyes there are times when seen but not heard very good idea:p .(i was at least three stone lighterback then) then the one thing that really pissed me off and i even considered complaining was when i was pregnant with third child (i have 4 boys)i was about 40lb over weight and had flabby tummy from previous pregnancies and doctor was trying to feel position of the baby and suspected he was breech and while i was lay on bed he was squishing me and said its hard to tell what way baby lying as you have alot of conditioning there :embarassed: and then when on to say DO YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN AND WAS SNIGGERING i said i knew exactly what he meant and he said laughing YOUR TOO FAT FOR ME TO TELL !!!he sent me to hospital for next check up and funnily enough i wasnt too fat for any one else to tell position of baby:mad:

bk ...i also feel like i could eat more as after dinner im satisfied for only a short while and i know if left too long like this i would be fighting with myself not to have something else..i find having a small scoop of lemon sorbet(very low fat ) really good as it so bitter it kind of disturbs taste buds and cleans mouth of whatever thing you still craving more off ..also im having fill on 20th so im counting days... hang in there

I FAILED :cry thankfully not with my band just my driving test :faint: i had test this morning and was a nervous wreck past few days:nervous ,but you know although i was disappointed i realised it not end of the world i will get another go and il be less nervous ,when i came home i weighed myself and discovered scales where moving downwards so i decided that obviously i cant be fabulous at everything so driving is taking back seat as i motor my way to skinnyness... . also this evening im signing up for yoga classes 10 week course 2hour classes ,i cant wait they start next week ,i used to go and i loved it but classes where getting too popular and i felt crowded in the space we where doing it.this time im doing it in my sons secondary school so large PE hall. i also started using my stepper although you would all pee yourselfs if you saw how quick my thighs go dead and i have to stop so im trying 50 steps twice a day and then tomorrow il do 60 each time and so on ....:tired well i have to start somewhere. nikki

skinnymom its great to hear your free from the evil onion ring ..im terrified of stuffs sticking though strangely a bit annoyed that stuff doesnt stick as i then worry about restriction..haha what a bloody complainer i am. sweethot well done on weight loss and...... jeans story i cant wait to slip my 18s on if i jump around and tuck my fat and not breath i can get them on now its just not the same.....lol

Bk My Dad Had Hip Replacement A Few Years Ago Its A Rough Recovery But Really Worth While My Poor Dad Was In Constant Pain And Replacement Really Worth While ,i Will Definately Pray For Him I Know I Was Distracted When He Was In Hospital...hugs To You... Nikki

steph hi hun i know what you mean about people asking "well how much you lost now ??it drives me barmy because i think they all thought id have surgery and then ,wham the weight would just melt away and they could watch me dissappear in front of their eyes OH I WISH.....sad thing is i think deep down i hoped i would be dropping about 1lb a day in first month..aww well cant blame a girl for dreaming and when i read post now and others seem to have lost so much i think oh no im not doing so good ,but i didnt have pre~op diet so my weight loss has been since band and then i realise im doing ok. i have decided i want to lose 7lb a month anything else a bonus and if i keep on target of that il be slim this xmas !!

All of those things are normal DONT GIVE UP JUST YET !!!im banded 24 days now (18LB LOST)and feel completely back to normal ,maybe a little tired still but you know i was permenantly tired before i had band so i think my weight tires me :phanvan ,it takes a week at least to feel any real signs of improvement and another one to notice you will be fine i swear,just think that you have carried this weight around a long long time one month to get yourself to a stage where life is back to normal should be allowed,the toilet thing happened to me in one massive go ,i swear i was terrified to look in loo in case my insides where there:eek: . this too shall pass,drink plenty of protien shakes as this seems to be helping others get through their hunger and gives more energy . Any time im feeling blue i go through the b4 and after pictures on here and that puts a smile back ...check out last five or six pages rather than the start there great!!!!! ALSO POSTING ON HERE REALLY GETS YOU THROUGH ON GOOD OR BAD DAYS. GOOD LUCK NIKKI